Lazy Lester / Randy Weston

September 18th, 2002 ~ American Routes settles back into the groove with the mellow music and words of our guest Lazy Lester: a hardworking bluesman from Louisiana's provincial capitol of Baton Rouge. Then a tour of the world of African and African-American music from Morocco to Brooklyn with jazz pianist Randy Weston. Plus, author Jason Berry on the transformation of New Orleans' Congo Square from a historical trading post to a center for emerging jazz artists.